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EDPY PhD student awarded Google PhD Fellowship in Quantum Computing

Published:18.11.24 — Manuel Rudolph (Prof. Zoë Holmes' lab), is honored to be the first EPFL Physics PhD student to receive the prestigious Google PhD Fellowship in quantum computing. This year, the award was granted to three candidates, a number that has varied between one and four in past years.

Three STI professors win ERC Synergy Grants

Published:05.11.24 — The European Research Council announced on Tuesday that professors Andras Kis, Edoardo Charbon, and Tobias Kippenberg of the EPFL School of Engineering (STI) have been awarded ERC Synergy Grants to tackle major scientific challenges.

Qanova Tech receives new Quantum Innogrant at EPFL

Published:01.11.24 — The Qanova Tech start-up has been awarded a CHF100,000 EPFL Quantum Innogrant, through the support of the EPFL QSE Center, to help accelerate its journey to market. Led by Dr. Simone Frasca, this startup is a collaboration between the laboratories of Professor Andreas Wallraff (ETHZ) and Professor Pasquale Scarlino (EPFL).

New benchmark helps solve the hardest quantum problems

Published:18.10.24 — Predicting the behavior of many interacting quantum particles is a complicated process but is key to harness quantum computing for real-world applications. A collaboration of researchers led by EPFL has developed a method for comparing quantum algorithms and identifying which quantum problems are the hardest to solve.

EPFL professor Giuseppe Carleo cited in Nobel Prize announcement

Published:09.10.24 — The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton for the invention of artificial neural networks which lie at the heart of machine learning and artificial intelligence. Among the many groundbreaking applications of this work, the Nobel Committee highlighted the pioneering work by QSE Center researcher Giuseppe Carleo in their scientific backgrounder.

QSE Innovation Seed Grants – call open

Published:07.10.24 — Are you studying or working in the field of quantum science and engineering and have an idea for an innovative solution that could add value to society? Then check out our newly-launched QSE Innovation Seed Grant to explore and validate an innovative idea or to refine a proof-of-concept.